Company Profile

WHO WE ARE

Primarily conceived in 1992 as live music promoters and venue managers, Mothership music have garnered a reputation as the ‘resurrections’ having successfully brought back venues such as, Coogee Bay Live (formerly Selina’s), The Lake Jindabyne Hotel, the Annandale Hotel, The Vic On The Park and The Iron Duke Hotel, to the live music scene as well as opening up ‘non traditional’ live venues such as UN Nightclub (formerly D.C.M).

Mothership Music is now a full service music company incorporating various areas of the music and entertainment industry. At present we are actively involved in event management and producing, touring, publicity and promotion of tours and artists, and finally, our most established areas - event producing and artist’s bookings.

In this capacity it is our responsibility to organise your event from the booking of quality artists and securing venues to providing all staging and production requirements, organization and management of publicity and promotion as well as the development and running the event from woe to go.

OUR TEAM

Brent Lean – Managing Director

Brent has been actively involved in the industry for twenty years as both musician and promoter and has developed a unique understanding from both sides of the fence. He has built a strong reputation as someone who cares about the sustainable development of the Australian entertainment industry. His relationship with musicians, their management, and record companies guarantees a fair and equitable result for all parties. In particular his relationship with booking agencies and promoters, who look after major local and international acts is undeniably strong and they entrust him with the execution of their shows, tours and events. Knowing they will have a quality result means Mothership Music has the power to negotiate the best deals available on artist bookings and production elements, and in turn deliver an event project whether corporate, outdoor or touring, at a level that is unsurpassed.

Justin Nyker - Events and Operations

Justin has been working the entertainment industry for approximately 10 years. He has a rounded skill base where he began within the nightclub venue scene and then progressed to large scale public events such as events within NYE Sydney, Mardi Gras, Chinese New year Festival, The Commonwealth Games, The Channel V Music Bus Tour and since joining Mothership Music, has focused his skills in on the marketing, event management and operations of national tours, and a range of music outdoor events and concerts. Justin operates a project with precision and an outlook that derives from a wide range of event and entertainment experiences, where is contacts and relationships with authorities, promoters, artist management and media outlets ensure the delivery of a project at a professional level to the client brief and specifications.

Greg Matthew - Site Management

Greg "The Bogan" Mathew has had a wealth of events marketing experience for his age, Greg worked with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 3yrs as the Sponsorship Executive, while working with the Rabbitohs Greg took some time out and worked over in L.A with the FIFA Women's World Cup as the Sponsorship & Events coordinator. When Greg returned back to Sydney he then worked with Fosters Group Australia as an account executive in Sydney while he started to complete his degree of Bachelor Business Marketing, Greg soon brushed it all away for his 5 minutes of fame when he was voted the winner of Big Brother 05, since then Greg has produced the Dusty Days Festival and has now joined the Mothership Music team. Greg is also now fine tuning his event / operational skills within Mothership Music having previously site managed the Cat Empire & Time Out festival in Cairns. Greg is a great people person and is extremely innovative when dealing with brands & enabling them to gain the best return on investment. His involvement with both the brand development & operational site logistics is invaluable for not only you the client but for the event as well.

Brad Cardis – Sponsorship and Branding

Brad has 15 years live industry experience in the areas of venue management, talent booking, promotions, and event production and is also a Qualified Events lecturer. Brad has promoted and presented a wide range of events Including; Field Day, Parklife, Harbourlife, Fuzzy 360, V8 Bathurst 1000, Clipsal, Formula 1 GP, the Sydney Cup, Golden Slipper, Melbourne Cup, Shore Thing, Gatecrasher, Two Tribes, Pascha Laneway Festival, Come Together and the Big Day Out. Brad has a huge passion for events and events culture and it shows which makes Brad a very welcome addition to the Mothership Music team.

SOME ARTIST’S WE HAVE WORKED WITH

Supergrass, Katchafire, Fun Loving Criminals, MC-5, The Cat Empire, Cog, Powderfinger, The Vines, Midnight Oil The Cruel Sea, Hoodoo Gurus, Rose Tattoo, The Saints, International Noise Conspiracy, The Music, The Deftones, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Living End, The Church, Lemonheads, Jet, Magic Dirt, Regurgitator, Spiderbait, The Superjesus, Shihad, Grinspoon, Something for Kate, Killing Heidi, The Whitlams, Missy Higgins, Avalanches, Tism, Carl Cox, You Am I, Dallas Crane, Pete Murray, End of Fashion, Merrick & Rosso, The Beautiful Girls, Hanson ....and many, many more!

SOME EVENTS WE HAVE WORKED ON

The Cat Empire - Australian Tours 2006 & 2008 Katchafire - Australian Tours 2005, 2006 & 2007
TimeOUT Festival - Cairns 2006 & 2007 Dusty Days Festival - Wagga Wagga 2006, 2007 & 2008
DIVA Awards - Sydney 2006 & 2007 Chinese New Year Festival - Sydney 2006 & 2007
Thredbo BigAir – 2007 Rockin For Rights – 2007 Coastal Beats – 2007 V Festival – 2007
Summerhaze– 2007 Conception Day Festival - Macquarie Uni 2007 Commonwealth Games - Melbourne 2006
Channel V Detour - National 2003, 2004 & 2005 Mardi Gras BGF Glamstand - Sydney 2005
Youth Fashion Week - 2005 Mercedes Fashion Week - Sydney 2005 NYE Celebrations - Sydney 2004

SOME VENUES WE HAVE MANAGED

The Annandale Hotel - Sydney, Selina’s Coogee Bay Hotel - Sydney
Lake Jindabyne Hotel - Sydney, SPACE - Sydney, The Vic on The Park - Sydney
The Iron Duke Hotel - Sydney, UN Nightclub (formerly DCM) - Sydney
Macquarie University - Sydney

REFERENCES

Correne Wilkie Manager - The Cat Empire (03) 9533-8890

Mathew Rule - Annandale Hotel (Owner) 0439 337 533

Owen Orford - Trading Post Agency (Managing Director) (02) 8814 9380

Haydn Johnston - Level One Agency (Managing Director) (02) 9698 2872

Dave Batty - Custom Made Touring (Managing Director) 9542 6737

Mark Lackey - The Atlas Agency (Managing Director) 0418 569 636

Anthony Russell - Strategic Event Management (Director) 0419 212 592

Garth Riley - Lake Jindabyne Hotel (Owner) 0413 586 702

Brett Murrihy - Harbour Agency (02) 9331 5888

SUMMARY

Over the past twelve years we have worked as venue, artist and event consultants to a plethora of diverse projects and have gained invaluable experience by being in the trenches in all matters relating to the cohesive mix of live entertainment and the general operations and management of events. We feel we blend the two elements together seamlessly and offer services to make sure the overall out put of the event is balanced and maintained. We see our work as a collective endeavor working closely with client, artists, authorities, stakeholders and all affiliated areas to ensure the smooth and prosperous running of all shows.